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. >> president obama in san francisco late last night, stepped up his attacks on mitt romney's debate performance, saying it wasn't leadership, but instead salesmanship. >> but the latest poll taken after the debates, shows romney swinging ahead of the president, 49% to 45%. that's mainly due to a surge in support for romney from women voters. abc's karen travers has more on the campaign trial. >> rep foreign affairs, mitt romney launched a scathing attack on president obama's policies and leadership overseas. >> it's time to change course in the middle east. it's clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office. >> reporter: so far, the economy has dominated the campaign debate. but the romney campaign tried to seize on questions and criticism about the president's handling of last month's attack in libya. it was a chance to try to reverse the tide of romney's recent perceived missteps, including his initial response to the libya attack. the republican contender accused the president of passivity over partnership. >> i know the president
. >> president obama in san francisco late last night, stepped up his attacks on mitt romney's debate performance, saying it wasn't leadership, but instead salesmanship. >> but the latest poll taken after the debates, shows romney swinging ahead of the president, 49% to 45%. that's mainly due to a surge in support for romney from women voters. abc's karen travers has more on the campaign trial. >> rep foreign affairs, mitt romney launched a scathing attack on president obama's...
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the president conceded he didn't do so well during his own debate with mitt romney. but he's not ready to throw in the towel. >>> looking at today's weather. showers around miami and southeast texas. a wintry mix in the upper peninsula of michigan to northern minnesota. showers and thunderstorms around albuquerque and the central coast of california. >>> finally this morning, what do you do if you have some free time and 50 million extra bucks? >> it's easy. >> go to the beach? >> you travel to outer space. here's abc's keert radia. >> reporter: you saw her on stage with andrea cbocelli in 1997. now, expect to see sara brightman in space. she signed up and paid up to be the next space tourist. she is expected to blast off some time in 2015, aboard a russian soyuz rocket. brightman wouldn't say how much she's paying. but sources tell abc news the price tag was at least $50 million. after the announcement, she sat down with abc news for her only american interview. and said this has been a lifelong dream, inspired by the space race of the 1960s. >> i wanted to go to sp
the president conceded he didn't do so well during his own debate with mitt romney. but he's not ready to throw in the towel. >>> looking at today's weather. showers around miami and southeast texas. a wintry mix in the upper peninsula of michigan to northern minnesota. showers and thunderstorms around albuquerque and the central coast of california. >>> finally this morning, what do you do if you have some free time and 50 million extra bucks? >> it's easy. >> go...
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president obama and mitt romney meeting in the second of their three debates tonight. audience members will get to ask questions in the 90-minute event. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton says she is responsible for any security lapses that led to that deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. republican lawmakers counter saying the buck actually stops with the commander in chief. >>> and the pakistani girl who was targeted after speaking out against the taliban is listed in stable condition this morning at a hospital in england. her recovery is to take months. >>> quick look at waet. a passing shower in northern new england and south florida. showers around the great lakes. thunderstorms in southern texas. and a wet day in the northwest. >>> finally this tuesday morning, smoldering, spicy, and hotter than curry, what judges saw last night on "dancing with the stars." glad i clarified there. >> glad you did. and the all-stars pulled it through injuries and illness. and cost tomb crackups. more from george pennacchio. >> reporter: gilles marini and petra murgatr
president obama and mitt romney meeting in the second of their three debates tonight. audience members will get to ask questions in the 90-minute event. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton says she is responsible for any security lapses that led to that deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. republican lawmakers counter saying the buck actually stops with the commander in chief. >>> and the pakistani girl who was targeted after speaking out against the taliban is...
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mitt romney told voters yesterday, the debates are about more than who comes out on top. they are a chance for a month-long conversation with the american people. >> managing expectations, as always. tahman bradley, live in washington for us. thanks, tahman. >>> and abc news coverage of the debate begins tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. keep right here on abc. >>> and there is word this morning of a series of secret meetings at the white house. focusing on the threat from al qaeda in north africa. "the washington post" says the meetings came before the 9/11 attacks on u.s. compounds in libya. during the discussions, the possibility of unilateral strikes against al qaeda targets in that region were reportedly considered for the very first time. >>> and there are plenty of questions to answer about the derailment of an amtrak passenger train in california's central valley. at least 20 people were injured when several cars came off the rails after colliding with a big rig truck. a second train/truck crash happened about ten miles away, leaving the truck driver w
mitt romney told voters yesterday, the debates are about more than who comes out on top. they are a chance for a month-long conversation with the american people. >> managing expectations, as always. tahman bradley, live in washington for us. thanks, tahman. >>> and abc news coverage of the debate begins tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. keep right here on abc. >>> and there is word this morning of a series of secret meetings at the white house. focusing on...
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didn't want to be there. >> reporter: most agree romney led the debate. and after lagging in many polls, this first match-up could give him the boost he needed. >> knowing he's behind and he needs to win. and he came in and fought that fight stylistically. i think he put the president on defense a number of times. >> reporter: now, the candidates aren't wasting any time. they're getting back on the campaign trail today. and the big next week when the vice presidential candidates go one-on-one in kentucky. live in denver, brandi hitt. back to you. >> big issues and controversies in the headlines last few weeks, never mentioned last night. >> reporter: definitely. that's what's interesting, rob and paula. you talk to the analysts. and a lot of people were waiting for president obama to bring up mitt romney's past at bain capital. and that 47% comment he made over the last couple of weeks. abc news spoke to the romney campaign and they were also surprised. they had pressed mitt romney to answer these questions. and they don't know why the president didn't br
didn't want to be there. >> reporter: most agree romney led the debate. and after lagging in many polls, this first match-up could give him the boost he needed. >> knowing he's behind and he needs to win. and he came in and fought that fight stylistically. i think he put the president on defense a number of times. >> reporter: now, the candidates aren't wasting any time. they're getting back on the campaign trail today. and the big next week when the vice presidential...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney has been holding debate sessions outside boston. >> think president obama will come out swinging. he'll have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: both campaigns are focusing on ohio, where they're hoping to reach undecided voters like brenda. she voted for him in 2008 but he hasn't sealed the deal this year. >> i'm disappointed. think he made a lot of promises that haven't been kept. >> but you're not sold on governor romney yet? >> no, not yet. >> reporter: undecided voters are shrinking. according to the new abc news/"washington post" poll, barely 1 in 8 voters remain undecided. rob and paula? >> tahman bradley, live in washington this monday morning. thanks. >>> the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate has now become campaign fodder. south carolina republican senator lindsey graham is accusing the administration of a coverup. the top democrat says it is ridiculous conspiracy stuff. >>> people are paying tribute to arlen specter this morning. he served 30 years in the senate and he died yesterday of complications from nonhoge kins lymphoma.
. >> reporter: mitt romney has been holding debate sessions outside boston. >> think president obama will come out swinging. he'll have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: both campaigns are focusing on ohio, where they're hoping to reach undecided voters like brenda. she voted for him in 2008 but he hasn't sealed the deal this year. >> i'm disappointed. think he made a lot of promises that haven't been kept. >> but you're not sold on governor...
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>>> making news this morning -- romney roars. >> what some are calling his best debate yet. seeming to rattle newt gingrich. a make or break showing. before the critical florida primary. >>> a chilling plot. two students planning to bomb their school and get away. >>> and sajak's stunner. drunk at the wheel. admitting he and vanna white got drunk before taping their show. >>> good friday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. the republicans battled it out in a final debate before tuesday's primary in florida. >> newt gingrich shines at these showdowns. this time, mitt romney came out to beat him at his own game. karen travers has more. >> wouldn't it be nice if people didn't make accusations somewhere else that they won't make here. >> reporter: romney was more aggressive, more confident, more prepared than he has been in recent debates. romney repeatedly slammed gingrich for his work as a consultant for freddie mac. he made it a local issue. >> he should have been anxiously telling the american people that these entities were causing a housing bubble t
>>> making news this morning -- romney roars. >> what some are calling his best debate yet. seeming to rattle newt gingrich. a make or break showing. before the critical florida primary. >>> a chilling plot. two students planning to bomb their school and get away. >>> and sajak's stunner. drunk at the wheel. admitting he and vanna white got drunk before taping their show. >>> good friday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris....
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with a successful debate performance under his belt, mitt romney is distancing himself from his own words about the 47%. >> in the past, he stood by the comments. but overnight, there was a major change. abc's tahman bradley joins us from washington, with more. tahman? >> reporter: good morning, rob and reena. mitt romney is showing a lot of confidence on the stump. and we'll see if his strong debate performance gives him a boost in the polls. but for now, romney is trying to put to rest a controversy that's dogged him for weeks. with his campaign reenergized after a strong showing in wednesday's debate, mitt romney took on the controversy, surrounding his comments that 47% of americans are dependent on government. shortly after a tape of his comments were released, romney said his remarking were not eloquently stated. but in an interview on fox news, he offered a new explanation. >> it's completely wrong. and i absolutely believe, however, that my life has shown that i care about 100%. >> reporter: president obama, meanwhile, is trying to rebound from what many believe was a lackluster d
with a successful debate performance under his belt, mitt romney is distancing himself from his own words about the 47%. >> in the past, he stood by the comments. but overnight, there was a major change. abc's tahman bradley joins us from washington, with more. tahman? >> reporter: good morning, rob and reena. mitt romney is showing a lot of confidence on the stump. and we'll see if his strong debate performance gives him a boost in the polls. but for now, romney is trying to put to...
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governor romney, he's a good debater. >> reporter: as both hunker down for intense practice, the polls show americans overwhelming with the election and the president lose. in a new abc news/"washington post" poll out this morning, 63% of registered voters expect president obama to win the election. that's his biggest lead so far when it comes to expectations. but looking at like hi supporters, the race is much closer. president obama leads mitt romney by two points. republican governor chris christie predicted romney could close the gap with president obama after a strong showing on wednesday's debate. >> i'm absolutely confident when we get to thursday morning, george. >> reporter: president obama is keeping his answers short and concise. >> the president has got to be president. this is the guy that killed osama bin laden. i think he can stand up to mitt romney but he's got to relax. >> mitt romney keeps hammering president obama's foreign policy. in a new op-ed, romney calls for a new strategy in the middle east. at the mercy of events rather than shaping them. >>> the supreme cour
governor romney, he's a good debater. >> reporter: as both hunker down for intense practice, the polls show americans overwhelming with the election and the president lose. in a new abc news/"washington post" poll out this morning, 63% of registered voters expect president obama to win the election. that's his biggest lead so far when it comes to expectations. but looking at like hi supporters, the race is much closer. president obama leads mitt romney by two points. republican...
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a reference to romney's infamous $10,000 wager at last saturday's debate. democrats are waiting to go on offense because a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows negative views of president obama have reached an all-time high. rob and sunny? >> all right. 19 days and counting. tahman bradley. thanks for that report. >>> shifting gears now. seven minors in northern idaho were rescued overnight after a rock burst inside a mine. it happened nearly 6,000 feet below ground at the lucky friday mine. one man was taken to the hospital. others were treated at the scene. two niminers have been killed there in the last year. >>> battles, cans and other debris have been washing up on the shore on western canada. some believe it's from the japan tsunami last march. scientists are tracking a debris field, most of which will reach north america in 2013 and 2014. >> let's process that for a second. the sides of california. >>> let's take a look at your weather from across the nation on this thursday morning. showers around d.c., philly, new york and beantown. also, a wi
a reference to romney's infamous $10,000 wager at last saturday's debate. democrats are waiting to go on offense because a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows negative views of president obama have reached an all-time high. rob and sunny? >> all right. 19 days and counting. tahman bradley. thanks for that report. >>> shifting gears now. seven minors in northern idaho were rescued overnight after a rock burst inside a mine. it happened nearly 6,000 feet below...
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>>> in the top story, republican presidential nominee mitt romney is pairing for upcoming debates. >> democrats gather in charlotte, north carolina, for in week's convention, the president atepids a uaw labor rally in toledo. he'll go to louisiana to tour damage later on. >>> hundreds of residents are waiting for the power to come back a week after isaac. remnants of the storm are still dumping rain across arkansas and bringing the threat of severe weather. >>> heavy rain from ohio to the mid-atlantic and the deep south. thunderstorms in the southern rockies. >>> and finally, on this trail of the disappearing red panda. one of the cutest creatures on the planet. they are on the edge of extinction. >> dan harris traveled across the globe to place the red panda calls home. he found clues to their past closer to us. >> reporter: when the children press their noses up to the glass, captivated by these red panda cubs, they're staring into the face of a mystery. why is this animal, which once roamed vast regions of the earth now on the brink of extinction? our search for clues took us to th
>>> in the top story, republican presidential nominee mitt romney is pairing for upcoming debates. >> democrats gather in charlotte, north carolina, for in week's convention, the president atepids a uaw labor rally in toledo. he'll go to louisiana to tour damage later on. >>> hundreds of residents are waiting for the power to come back a week after isaac. remnants of the storm are still dumping rain across arkansas and bringing the threat of severe weather. >>>...
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they're trying to explain comments, a bet that mitt romney made during saturday's debate. unable to land a knockout blow, he's scrambling to stop newt gingrich's surge. first he faces fallout from a wager made at the debate. zbri read your first book, it said in there your man date, which should be the model for the country -- >> you know what, you have raised that before. you're still wrong. i'll tell you what, 10,000 bucks? $10,000 bet? >> it's more than two months income for the average iowa family. gingrich starts the week leading in polls in several early debates. he did not back off his commentses. >> it's time for somebody to have the guts to stand up and say, enough lying about the middle east. >> reporter: those comments have some republicans worried about him winning the nomination. >> i saw the daniel he did to the republican party and to the congress. >> reporter: the man that has the job the gop candidates want discussed the race in a "60 minutes" interview last night. >> it doesn't matter who the nominee is going to be. the core philosophy that they're expres
they're trying to explain comments, a bet that mitt romney made during saturday's debate. unable to land a knockout blow, he's scrambling to stop newt gingrich's surge. first he faces fallout from a wager made at the debate. zbri read your first book, it said in there your man date, which should be the model for the country -- >> you know what, you have raised that before. you're still wrong. i'll tell you what, 10,000 bucks? $10,000 bet? >> it's more than two months income for the...
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as rick perry said, the debate was a game of badminton, as he and mitt romney traded volleys. the debate picked up where the last one left off, with the economy, and social security. a plan that mitt romney says he wants to preserve and rick perry wants to turn over to the states. >> it's not the first time that mitt's been wrong on some issues before. and the bottom line is, we never said we were going to move this back to the states. what we said was, we should have one of the options, the state employees, and state retirees, being able to go off the current system. >> reporter: the exchange between the two front-runners was typical. >> it's different than what the governor put in his book. there is a rick perry that is saying, almost quote, that the federal government shouldn't be in the pension business. that it's unconstitutional. unconstitutional. an it should be returned to the state. so, you better find that rick perry and get him to stop saying that. >> reporter: there were seven other candidates on the stage. but for the most part, on the sidelines. >> the two guys s
as rick perry said, the debate was a game of badminton, as he and mitt romney traded volleys. the debate picked up where the last one left off, with the economy, and social security. a plan that mitt romney says he wants to preserve and rick perry wants to turn over to the states. >> it's not the first time that mitt's been wrong on some issues before. and the bottom line is, we never said we were going to move this back to the states. what we said was, we should have one of the options,...
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and the obama campaign saying romney is an experienced debater. >> they will be debating domestic policy. tahman bradley in washington, thank you for that report this morning. >>> as the campaign heats up, the president delivered what will likely be his last major address on the world stage before election day. he called on leaders to stand up against the violence and extremism. he defended free speech. but criticized the deadly protests across the middle east. and the president had much praise for murdered u.s. ambassador, chris stevens. >> we're serious about these ideals. we must speak honestly about the deeper causes of the crisis. today, we must reaffirm that our future will be determined by people like chris stevens and not by his killers. >> the president vowing to bring stevens' killers to justice, while continuing to support democracy in the muslim world. >>> and it is setting up to be another big day at the u.n., as the spotlight now shifts to arab leaders. iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, is expected to stir up his usual controversy, as he gives his last speech to the ge
and the obama campaign saying romney is an experienced debater. >> they will be debating domestic policy. tahman bradley in washington, thank you for that report this morning. >>> as the campaign heats up, the president delivered what will likely be his last major address on the world stage before election day. he called on leaders to stand up against the violence and extremism. he defended free speech. but criticized the deadly protests across the middle east. and the president...
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. >> reporter: a new gallup poll confirms romney picked up momentum after last week's debate. president obama is leading romney three points after being up six points after his speech. romney focusololk coke us on hi plan. it calls for a $5 trillion tax cut. >> reporter: the candidates pounced on tv ads. romney does want to cut tax rates that would reduce revenue by $5 trillion over ten years. romney has refused to say which one, leaving him open to attack. >> today, mitt romney will launch an attack of his own, delivering a foreign policy speech slamming president obama's middle east policy. rock and paula. >> all right, tahman bradley, live in washington this monday morning. thank you, tahman. >>> and of course, the main event this week is thursday's vice presidential debate, abc's eastern, 6:00 pacific.t 9:00 >>> and politics overseas now, it is another victory for venezuela venezuelian president hugo chavez. chavez although is battling cancer received 54% of the vote, leaving his supporters to celebrate right there in the streets. voter turnout was more than 80%. that's th
. >> reporter: a new gallup poll confirms romney picked up momentum after last week's debate. president obama is leading romney three points after being up six points after his speech. romney focusololk coke us on hi plan. it calls for a $5 trillion tax cut. >> reporter: the candidates pounced on tv ads. romney does want to cut tax rates that would reduce revenue by $5 trillion over ten years. romney has refused to say which one, leaving him open to attack. >> today, mitt...
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. >> post-debate tension still running high. overnight, one of mitt romney's sons, talking about wanting to hit the president after that rough exchange between the candidates, who will be in the same room again tonight. >>> lone wolf. another terror plot uncovered by the fbi. the target, the wall street area near ground zero. and the suspect even wanted to kill the president. >>> wild night in the skies. severe weather for states from illinois all the way to the gulf coast. and in california, a meteor shower seen by millions. >>> and a long wait. two brothers hang on to a multimillion-dollar scratcher for six years. talk about patience. >>> good morning. i'm john muller, in for rob nelson. >> i'm paula faris. we begin with the presidential race. as we mentioned, both candidates are speaking at a bipartisan political dinner here in new york. >> but tuesday night's debate is still very much on a lot of people's minds. one of them, apparently, is mitt romney's oldest son, tagg. he told a north carolina radio station, quote, he want
. >> post-debate tension still running high. overnight, one of mitt romney's sons, talking about wanting to hit the president after that rough exchange between the candidates, who will be in the same room again tonight. >>> lone wolf. another terror plot uncovered by the fbi. the target, the wall street area near ground zero. and the suspect even wanted to kill the president. >>> wild night in the skies. severe weather for states from illinois all the way to the gulf...
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rick santorum wakes up this morning with bruises from last night's debate. mitt romney lurd him again and again into defending his record in congress. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> i voted for that. it was against the principles i believed in. >> reporter: santorum tried to shoot back, lashing out on health care. >> the bottom line is you used federal dollars to fund the government takeover of health care in massachusetts. >> reporter: romney counted by raising the support by santorum to arlen specter. >> if you had not supported him, we would in the have owe what care. don't look at me. look in the mirror. >> reporter: ron paul joined in. >> you have a new television ad that labels him a fake. why? >> because he's a fake. >> reporter: a poll shows 40% of republicans dissatisfied with the current gop field. while the gop candidates duke it out, the president will raise came pain money and promote his energy policy today in florida. a new poll shows him leading all the republican candidates.
rick santorum wakes up this morning with bruises from last night's debate. mitt romney lurd him again and again into defending his record in congress. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> i voted for that. it was against the principles i believed in. >> reporter: santorum tried to shoot back, lashing out on health care. >> the bottom line is you used federal dollars to fund the government takeover of health...
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i think another strong debate for mitt romney. >> what do you think this does for both candidates and when will it shake out who did more? >> i think this goes to the romney column. i think the rates are frozen right now. and the obama supporters will be more energized. and you'll see the polling reflect the likely voters in this election, are going to be edging towards obama. a chance to pause things right now and re-establish the race going on. >> more aggressive romney and more aggressive president. mitt romney came across a little rude. tried to steamroll over candy a few times. did he lose any style points tonight? >> he was assertive. he was having the debate that he wanted to have. i was struck by the physicality of this debate. two guys that clearly don't like each other. they have no personal respect or love for each other, getting in each other's faces. walking past each other. talking over each other at times. it got very aggressive. very tense in that room. >> and on monday, the third and final presidential debate in florida. all about foreign policy. >> stay tuned for tha
i think another strong debate for mitt romney. >> what do you think this does for both candidates and when will it shake out who did more? >> i think this goes to the romney column. i think the rates are frozen right now. and the obama supporters will be more energized. and you'll see the polling reflect the likely voters in this election, are going to be edging towards obama. a chance to pause things right now and re-establish the race going on. >> more aggressive romney and...
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the obama campaign tried to remind people of another character that came up in the debate. romney said the cuts he would make to bring down the deficit, pbs. >> criminals, glutens of greed. and the evil genius who towered over them? one man has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. >> reporter: "sesame street" asking the campaign not to use the ad, saying they don't endorse candidates. will.i.am, warming up the crowd with a familiar theme song. ♪ can you tell me how to get >> elmo's making a run for the border. he's going to bring the hammer down on "sesame street." >> reporter: the president, right here in ohio, at the same time, governor romney is, underscoring how crucial this state will be. no republican has won the white house without ohio. we learned that governor romney will spend four days this week alone, right here in ohio. david muir, abc news, ohio. >>> tomorrow, of course, it is the candidates for vice president who will meet face-to-face. and our own martha raddatz will moderate that debate. abc will be carrying it live. it kicks off at 9:00 p.m. eastern
the obama campaign tried to remind people of another character that came up in the debate. romney said the cuts he would make to bring down the deficit, pbs. >> criminals, glutens of greed. and the evil genius who towered over them? one man has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. >> reporter: "sesame street" asking the campaign not to use the ad, saying they don't endorse candidates. will.i.am, warming up the crowd with a familiar theme song. ♪ can you tell me...
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for the second straight debate romney emerged as the big winner simply by escaping without any major bruises. pawlenty and bachmann's grudge match allowed romney to keep his eye on the general election and launched this jab against the president over the debt ceiling compromise. >> look, i'm not going to eat barack obama's dog food. all right. what he served up is not what i would have done if i would have been president of the united states. >> reporter: there were two notable absences last night, texas governor rick perry who stole e me of the spotlight by announces hours before the debate he's launching a presidential bid and sarah palin who's paying a visit to the iowa state fair today but still isn't a candidate. tanya. >> so some changes there, karen. how is rick perry's candidacy expected to change the race? >> reporter: tanya, he could really shake up the field. one thing you keep hearing from republican voters and party establishment is they're not satisfied with the field. they would like others to get in and rick perry can certainly benefit from some of that apathy. right
for the second straight debate romney emerged as the big winner simply by escaping without any major bruises. pawlenty and bachmann's grudge match allowed romney to keep his eye on the general election and launched this jab against the president over the debt ceiling compromise. >> look, i'm not going to eat barack obama's dog food. all right. what he served up is not what i would have done if i would have been president of the united states. >> reporter: there were two notable...
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. >>> abc news has learned senator rob portman will play mitt romney in a debate for the president. he has played others in the past. >>> with the spotlights on republicans in tampa, president obama is trying to connect with young voters in two, key states. president obama speaks at iowa university. and makes a similar appeal at colorado state university. iowa and colorado, very much in play this year. >>> former pennsylvania senator arlen specter fighting for his life this morning. he is suffering from a serious illness. they won't say exactly what's wrong. in 2005, specter was diagnosed withodgkin's disease. the cancer returned in 2008 but was detected early. >>> time for the weather on this tuesday. isaac, dumping heavy rains in the southwest. morning showers from boston to d.c. scatter thunderstorms in the carolinas. >> 80s along the entire east coast. 90s from new orleans to dallas. and much of the rockies. phoenix, though, hitting the triple digits. just 70s in the pacific northwest. >>> coming up, the isaac effect. we're all going to feel it at the pump. >>> and the decision
. >>> abc news has learned senator rob portman will play mitt romney in a debate for the president. he has played others in the past. >>> with the spotlights on republicans in tampa, president obama is trying to connect with young voters in two, key states. president obama speaks at iowa university. and makes a similar appeal at colorado state university. iowa and colorado, very much in play this year. >>> former pennsylvania senator arlen specter fighting for his...
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the president's 20th wedding anniversary, he and mitt romney face off in the first debate. this one in denver. overnight, a conservative website released this 2007 video, getting lots of attention. it shows obama being racially divisive. the romney campaign says it's not responsible for that video's release. >>> american airlines says improperly installed clamps caused the seats to come loose during three recent flights. the airline and its pilots union have agreed to resume contract negotiations. >>> looking at today's weather. cooling down out west. mountain snow in montana. morning fog in the northeast. showers and thunderstorms from the carolinas, south to florida. >>> and finally, it may sound like a hungry teenager's dream assignment. get paid for eating fast food every, single day. >> what do you mean teenagers? it was an experiment by doctors to find out what fast food diets can do to your health. here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: hitting the fast food drive-in for science. >> can i get five soft tacos? can i get a number four? >> reporter: over and over and ov
the president's 20th wedding anniversary, he and mitt romney face off in the first debate. this one in denver. overnight, a conservative website released this 2007 video, getting lots of attention. it shows obama being racially divisive. the romney campaign says it's not responsible for that video's release. >>> american airlines says improperly installed clamps caused the seats to come loose during three recent flights. the airline and its pilots union have agreed to resume contract...
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but it is in iowa. >> romney versus gingrich this week on the debate stage it was hands off. romney did not go after gingrich because the feeling was in the romney camp he's a pretty good counterpuncher. but if you're watching television in iowa you see romney's superpac, the outside groups, putting up an ad like this. >> newt happens has a done of baggage. he was fined $300,000 and took $1.6 million from freddie mac before it helped cause the economic meltdown. going for the jugular. >> newt is coming under an avalanche of negative advertising in iowa. ron paul has very, very tough advertisg on the air. i think what you're seeing here is, if you will, the revenge of the base in the republican party. that they have -- their votes have been used. republicans have used incendiary gingrich-style rhetoric to win elections. but now that the real guy is there, the establishment is saying no. and, there are two weeks to iowa. they have a lot of time to blackball newt gingrich, and knock him out. and so, the question is, did this peak in a way that helps or hurts romney? you can argu
but it is in iowa. >> romney versus gingrich this week on the debate stage it was hands off. romney did not go after gingrich because the feeling was in the romney camp he's a pretty good counterpuncher. but if you're watching television in iowa you see romney's superpac, the outside groups, putting up an ad like this. >> newt happens has a done of baggage. he was fined $300,000 and took $1.6 million from freddie mac before it helped cause the economic meltdown. going for the...
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a tense debate with the remaining five candidates. and a surprising admission from mitt romney. >>> and new signs this morning that americans are over the kardashians. >>> and welcome to "america this morning." i'm paula faris. >> and i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson on this tuesday morning. rescue crews have returned to that crippled cruise ship in italy. among those still missing, a retired couple from minnesota. >> we're getting a better picture of the chaos that unfolded on that day. we begin with the search. abc's lama hasan is currently on a ferry en route to the accident sight. >> reporter: good morning paula and dan. today, so far, we have clear, sunny skies. we heard that the forecast could turn today, which would hamper the search and recovery operation. which is back on today. it was suspended yesterday for a short while because of bad weather, rough seas. it caused the ship to move 1.5 sent merits. it was too dangerous for the rescue crews to operate under those conditions. it resumed later in the day. we're expecting t
a tense debate with the remaining five candidates. and a surprising admission from mitt romney. >>> and new signs this morning that americans are over the kardashians. >>> and welcome to "america this morning." i'm paula faris. >> and i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson on this tuesday morning. rescue crews have returned to that crippled cruise ship in italy. among those still missing, a retired couple from minnesota. >> we're getting a better picture of...
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>> i think mitt romney felt good about things coming out of the debate. they had momentum going into it. and they do no harm. they didn't want to interrupt the fact that people are giving mitt romney a second look. >> how did the president do? as the incumbent and having the advantage of sitting in on four years of all of the foreign policy briefings, it would occur to most people that he really had the stronger position going into tonight's debate. >> that's right. i thought he scored more points in zingers. this time, it was president obama who was the aggressor. he took it to mitt romney time and time again. he did a lot of good among his base. he reminded him over and over again. he's the president. he is the one that's been in there. i think maybe he overcorrected at times. and mitt romney has found a way to show voters he belongs out there. >> over the next two weeks, where do both campaigns you think devote their resources in the critical final weeks? >> camp out in ohio. that's the one state that mitt romney can't win without. and it's the one sta
>> i think mitt romney felt good about things coming out of the debate. they had momentum going into it. and they do no harm. they didn't want to interrupt the fact that people are giving mitt romney a second look. >> how did the president do? as the incumbent and having the advantage of sitting in on four years of all of the foreign policy briefings, it would occur to most people that he really had the stronger position going into tonight's debate. >> that's right. i thought...
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. >>> the republican presidential candidates' debate tonight in florida, as a new poll shows mitt romney in first place among new hampshire voters. that's, of course, the first state to vote. romney leads the pack. and rick perry trails with just 8% support. >>> the listeria outbreak linked to colorado-grown cantaloupes gets worse by the day. the death toll is up to eight. and 20 others have been sickened. several lawsuits have been filed against jensen farms, the suspected source of that deadly bacteria. >>> and the united states can breathe a sigh of relief right now as that six-ton satellite remains on a collision course with our planet. the old research satellite is expected to crash or splash down to earth some time tomorrow afternoon. nasa says it will not pass over north america. but it's too early to tell when and where this thing will hit. pieces of the satellite could be scattered over a 500-mile area. >> that's a large bit of the world there. >> but north america may be -- we're out of the picture. >> spared this one for once. >>> now, for this morning's weather from around th
. >>> the republican presidential candidates' debate tonight in florida, as a new poll shows mitt romney in first place among new hampshire voters. that's, of course, the first state to vote. romney leads the pack. and rick perry trails with just 8% support. >>> the listeria outbreak linked to colorado-grown cantaloupes gets worse by the day. the death toll is up to eight. and 20 others have been sickened. several lawsuits have been filed against jensen farms, the suspected...
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. >> the explosive new debate about mitt romney's mormon faith after a preacher with ties to another candidate called it a cult. >>> deadly clashes rock egypt overnight. >>> and water hazard, with teeth. man-eating sharks make themselves comfortable on a golf course. >>> good morning. i'm stephanie sy. >> and i'm rob nelson. in kaunt built on the basis of religious freedom, is it okay to attack candidates for their religious beliefs? >> that's the question after a preacher tied to rick perry accused rivals of being part of a cult. john hendren joins us from washington. >> reporter: it's come to this. one prominent pastor who supports rick perry says rival mitt romney, a mormon, is not a christian. that brings up a topic usually only whispered in the campaigns. the "m" word is now out. >> in my estimation, mormonism is a cult. >> reporter: megachurch pastor robert jeffreys endorses rick perry. he describes mitt romney and john huntsman as being members of a cult. >> i want to thank you for a rousing introduction. he knocked it out of the park as we like to say. >> reporter: romney sou
. >> the explosive new debate about mitt romney's mormon faith after a preacher with ties to another candidate called it a cult. >>> deadly clashes rock egypt overnight. >>> and water hazard, with teeth. man-eating sharks make themselves comfortable on a golf course. >>> good morning. i'm stephanie sy. >> and i'm rob nelson. in kaunt built on the basis of religious freedom, is it okay to attack candidates for their religious beliefs? >> that's the...
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candidates will see debates on their poll numbers with romney in the middle, santorum on the side and rick perry down. >> and romney gave his troops a rousing speech. >> oh, beautiful, for spacious skies. amber waves of grain. does corn qualify as amber waves of grain? not exactly. but you get the idea. >> no, um. jimmy, actually, that speech was from last week. i want last night's heartfelt victory speech. >> oh, beautiful, for spacious skies, amber waves of grain. if corn qualifies an amber wave of grain. >> that's from thursday. last night. >> oh, beautiful. for spacious skies. >> i want last night's victory speech. mitt romney moved by the moment. >> oh, beautiful, for spacious skies. >> all right. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you, jim. that's enough. i think we'll all remember where we were every time we heard that.
candidates will see debates on their poll numbers with romney in the middle, santorum on the side and rick perry down. >> and romney gave his troops a rousing speech. >> oh, beautiful, for spacious skies. amber waves of grain. does corn qualify as amber waves of grain? not exactly. but you get the idea. >> no, um. jimmy, actually, that speech was from last week. i want last night's heartfelt victory speech. >> oh, beautiful, for spacious skies, amber waves of grain. if...
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and the debate begins tonight at 9:00 eastern. abc news will have complete coverage and analysis with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >>> all right, looking at today's weather. mild and sunny on the east coast. thunderstorms from minneapolis down to dallas. heavy snow in the northern rockies. cascades and sierras. rain from seattle to san francisco. >>> and finally, people in one miami neighborhood were so upset that someone was trashing their cars and homes that they set up video surveillance. >> all the damage proved to be the work, or some of it anyway, just one man. someone they knew very well. >> reporter: they call him the neighbor from hell. members of this miami community say this surveillance footage that mitchell egelco has been terrorizing them for years. >> he's an angry guy and he tries to intimidate you. >> reporter: here it shows you what looks to be someone throwing an egg at this house. and sprinkling bags of nails on driveways. >> but everybody in the neighborhood -- >> reporter: late this week, mitchell
and the debate begins tonight at 9:00 eastern. abc news will have complete coverage and analysis with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >>> all right, looking at today's weather. mild and sunny on the east coast. thunderstorms from minneapolis down to dallas. heavy snow in the northern rockies. cascades and sierras. rain from seattle to san francisco. >>> and finally, people in one miami neighborhood were so upset that someone was trashing their cars and homes that they...
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trail with romney raising some eyebrows. for months, the gop hopeful said he would repeal the president's health care law but now -- >> i'm not getting rid of all of health care reform, of course. there are a number of things that i like that i'm going to put in place. >> reporter: today, romney heads to the crucial state of ohio, no republican has ever won the white house without winning the buckeye state. without ohio, romney would need to win every battle ground state after the white house. for the first time in four months, the obama campaigned pulled ahead of romney's campaign. bringing in $14 million, romney campaign, $111 million. >> thanks, tahman. >> a big bear hug this morning, tahman. >>> well, campaign stops while the democrats offered up a few unexpected photo ops over the weekend. let's show it to you again he. president obama paid a visit to a pizza parlor down in ft. pierce, florida, that's where the you have enthusiastic owner of the joint, scott van duzer lifted the commander in chief. van duzer can bench p
trail with romney raising some eyebrows. for months, the gop hopeful said he would repeal the president's health care law but now -- >> i'm not getting rid of all of health care reform, of course. there are a number of things that i like that i'm going to put in place. >> reporter: today, romney heads to the crucial state of ohio, no republican has ever won the white house without winning the buckeye state. without ohio, romney would need to win every battle ground state after the...
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mitt romney will join his running mate in the state of ohio. >>> little perspective of last night's debate. it may have been contentious. but at least it didn't get physical. check out this faceoff between two veteran california democrats, running for the same seat. at one point, congressman brad sherman grabbed his opponent, congressman howard berman, and shouted, do you want to get into this? the audience, hooting and hollering, until a sheriff's deputy had to step in to separate them. >> take it out outside, fellas. it's getting hot. >>> and a dire warning about cyber security from the nation's top defense official. leon panetta says we are facing the threat of a possible cyber pearl harbor, in which foreign computer hackers take control of the power grid, transportation and financial network. a hostile group could derail a passenger train that's loaded with lethal chemicals. >>> investigators in colorado are asking for the public's help in finding the suspect in the kidnapping of jessica ridgeway. what is believed to be the little girl's body was discovered not far from where she disap
mitt romney will join his running mate in the state of ohio. >>> little perspective of last night's debate. it may have been contentious. but at least it didn't get physical. check out this faceoff between two veteran california democrats, running for the same seat. at one point, congressman brad sherman grabbed his opponent, congressman howard berman, and shouted, do you want to get into this? the audience, hooting and hollering, until a sheriff's deputy had to step in to separate...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney will not participate in donald trump's debate this month. in arizona, he scored the endorsement of former vice president, dan quayle. >> he is our best hope for the future. >> reporter: but they may not be enough for romney in this new poll. the former governor has made a career in business the hallmark of his campaign. but iowans aren't buying what romney's selling. 31% say they trust gingrich to handle the economy. romney's 11 points back. likely caucusgoers thing it's gingrich that has the better chance of beating president obama next november. team romney has to calculate how to handle a surging gingrich, launch attacks, wait for gingrich to trip up, or let the rest of the republican field do the dirty work. there's risks and rewards to all of these options. and the clock is ticking. karen travers, abc news, washington. >> a month to go before the iowa caucus. and all of this sure to make saturday's debate a very good one. diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will moderate the big event. it starts at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>
. >> reporter: mitt romney will not participate in donald trump's debate this month. in arizona, he scored the endorsement of former vice president, dan quayle. >> he is our best hope for the future. >> reporter: but they may not be enough for romney in this new poll. the former governor has made a career in business the hallmark of his campaign. but iowans aren't buying what romney's selling. 31% say they trust gingrich to handle the economy. romney's 11 points back. likely...
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was mitt romney. but really, what sale sealed the victory was the final answer. >>> what is the biggest misconception? >> we're going the have to create more jobs, have less debt, and shrink the size of government. i'm the only person in the race -- >> is there a misconception. >> you get to ask the questions you want. i get to give the answers i want. >> fair enough. >> yes, way to go, mitt. bah boom. you can give whatever answers you want. who cares what the question was? >> rick santorum has been doing well so far. he's neck and neck with mitt romney. some polls have him in the lead. his message is resonating with conserve ty voters. he's in the afraid to speak passionately. >> the reason i think we're doing well in this campaign is because we're available to the american public, no tell prompters, no written speeches. the opportunity to see what's in here. what's up here. and what's burning down here.
was mitt romney. but really, what sale sealed the victory was the final answer. >>> what is the biggest misconception? >> we're going the have to create more jobs, have less debt, and shrink the size of government. i'm the only person in the race -- >> is there a misconception. >> you get to ask the questions you want. i get to give the answers i want. >> fair enough. >> yes, way to go, mitt. bah boom. you can give whatever answers you want. who cares what...
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mitt romney, also found a target on his back, as well. abc's john hendren breaks it down for us from washington. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and tanya. it was a lively debate. but it failed to shake up the gop presidential field. the front-runner came out strong, as expected. and the insurgent from texas did not have the big night his supporters had hoped for. you know you're in the lead when you're taking fire from behind. herman cain, former ceo of got father's pizza took plenty for his 9-9-9 plan. >> 9% income flat tax. and a 9% national sales tax. >> you turn it upside down, i think the devil's in the details. >> i think it's a catchy phrase. i thought it was the price of the pizza. >> reporter: also coming out on top, front-runner, mitt romney, who had a simple talking point of his own. >> right now america's in crisis. if that does happen, i do. and i've done it. >> this is a two-person race. it's herman cain and mitt romney. a month ago, it was mitt romney and rick perry. >> reporter: hours earlier, romney ca
mitt romney, also found a target on his back, as well. abc's john hendren breaks it down for us from washington. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and tanya. it was a lively debate. but it failed to shake up the gop presidential field. the front-runner came out strong, as expected. and the insurgent from texas did not have the big night his supporters had hoped for. you know you're in the lead when you're taking fire from behind. herman cain, former ceo of got father's...
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asked about romney's ad, gingrich said he's not going to pick a fight with romney. saying, quote, he's going to run on his strengths and i'm going to run on mine. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> we're two days away. be sure to join us for the republican debate moderated by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos in iowa. it takes place, at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> more remains were mishandled. the remains of troops that arrived at dover air force base were incinerated and dumped into a virginia landfill. the practice that was ended three years ago was never authorized by the pentagon. there are no plans to alert the families. >>> the obama administration is out with some pretty strong reaction to our abc news exclusive barbara walters interview syrian president bashar al assad. he said he did not order the violent crackdown against his own people, ludicrous. the white house says assad is simply not credible. and the united nations is dismissing assad who called a report of widespread torture in syria, a false allegation. >>> people are digging out afte
asked about romney's ad, gingrich said he's not going to pick a fight with romney. saying, quote, he's going to run on his strengths and i'm going to run on mine. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> we're two days away. be sure to join us for the republican debate moderated by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos in iowa. it takes place, at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> more remains were mishandled. the remains of troops that arrived at dover air force base were...
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mitt romney has been staying at a vermont estate for the past few days, getting ready for the big debates in october. >>> a week after making landfall in louisiana, isaac is trying to spring back to life in the gulf. a remnant of the storm has broken off and could regenerate into a new tropical system over the next couple of days. even getting a new name. that means more rain, more flash flooding for the gulf coast. >>> hurricane leslie is heading straight for bermuda, forecast to make landfall this weekend as a category 2 storm. leslie is going to kick up high waves, as high as eight feet, along the east coast. but it's not expected to come ashore in the u.s. >> that's good news. no landfall here in the u.s. we'll take that. >>> in other news this morning, arizona is one step closer to implementing the most controversial part of its new immigration law. a federal judge refused to block the so-called show me your papers provision. that requires police officers to ask about the immigration status of people who are stopped for other suspected crimes. civil rights groups, though, says that p
mitt romney has been staying at a vermont estate for the past few days, getting ready for the big debates in october. >>> a week after making landfall in louisiana, isaac is trying to spring back to life in the gulf. a remnant of the storm has broken off and could regenerate into a new tropical system over the next couple of days. even getting a new name. that means more rain, more flash flooding for the gulf coast. >>> hurricane leslie is heading straight for bermuda,...
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a republican debate could get interesting. it's supposed to be about jobs and the economy. for two candidates, it's likely to be about attacking each other. get ready for a full frontal assault. >> romney has flip-flopped on some of the issues. >> a lot of reasons not to like me. >> reporter: as a republican presidential candidates prepare for a debate on the economy in new hampshire tonight, rick perry, down in the polls is on the attack against front-runner, mitt romney. >> you're going to find in a campaign like this that people running against me, will take what i've said and turn it into something else. >> reporter: perry has won ten of ten elections in a scorched earth campaign. >> he puts his boot on his opponent's neck and doesn't let off. a victim of his own performance in past debates and due to the meteoric rise of herman cain. >> i never felt pressure going into the debates. not because i'm overly confident. but because i'm myself. >> reporter: cain earned a compliment, a wipe from the front-runner. who says he has no experience governing. >> you don't want to l
a republican debate could get interesting. it's supposed to be about jobs and the economy. for two candidates, it's likely to be about attacking each other. get ready for a full frontal assault. >> romney has flip-flopped on some of the issues. >> a lot of reasons not to like me. >> reporter: as a republican presidential candidates prepare for a debate on the economy in new hampshire tonight, rick perry, down in the polls is on the attack against front-runner, mitt romney....
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in the first debate. they felt they were hitting their target among the republican base voters. but it wasn't enough. >> and the monday morning quarterbacking begin, or the wednesday morning quarterbacking begin. what's the speculation from the pundits as to what exactly went wrong with romney's campaign? >> reporter: a lot of things went wrong. first of all, the obama campaign defined mitt romney before romney was able to define himself. they ran a number of hard-hitting ads, attacking at romney's strength. romney presenting himself as a successful business person who could fix the struggling economy. but the obama campaign tore into that. and romney never successfully responded. the other thing was the romney campaign was operating under the assumption that the voting electorate would look like it's looked for the past 60 years. they were running against barack obama, which fundamentally changed the voting electorate in 2008. that did not garner enough support wrong young voters, blacks and latinos. jus
in the first debate. they felt they were hitting their target among the republican base voters. but it wasn't enough. >> and the monday morning quarterbacking begin, or the wednesday morning quarterbacking begin. what's the speculation from the pundits as to what exactly went wrong with romney's campaign? >> reporter: a lot of things went wrong. first of all, the obama campaign defined mitt romney before romney was able to define himself. they ran a number of hard-hitting ads,...
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. >> reporter: romney has been trying to turn his attention away from taxes to the debate over medicare. >> there's no change in medicare for seniors, none, under my plan. for these down here, which of these two do you think is better? going bankrupt? or being solvent? >> reporter: but the white house says the president's plan does more to secure the future of medicare. >> the president protects medicare beneficiaries and medicare benefits. the savings achieved through the affordable care act, has extended the life of the medicare program by eight years. >> reporter: after a couple of gaffes this week by vice president biden, the white house is brushing aside suggestions that the president replace him on the ticket. paul beban, abc news, new york. >> hillary clinton's name keeps coming up for that. >>> ann romney admitted she had a flare-up of her multiple sclerosis this year. m.s. is an auto immune disease which affects the central nervous system. >>> president obama making another enrun around congress. $470 million in highway funds will be made available for states that promise to ma
. >> reporter: romney has been trying to turn his attention away from taxes to the debate over medicare. >> there's no change in medicare for seniors, none, under my plan. for these down here, which of these two do you think is better? going bankrupt? or being solvent? >> reporter: but the white house says the president's plan does more to secure the future of medicare. >> the president protects medicare beneficiaries and medicare benefits. the savings achieved through...
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. >> it's not just your run-of-the-mill political debate. we have not seen a contrast like this in a long time. >> reporter: there's two other candidates promising to make mitt romney fight to the finish. newt gingrich and ron paul are calling themselves the real conservatives still in this race. rob and paula? >> scott goldberg, thanks for that report this morning. >>> now, the investigation into a bomb threat onboard a jumbo jet. the jet had just left vancouver when a caller said there was a bomb onboard. two u.s. fighter jets took to the air and escorted the plane to a canadian military base. 149 passengers and crew were onboard. the airline says that a bomb threat interrupted that same flight just the day before. >>> and our other big story this morning. the special prosecutor in the trayvon martin shooting case says she will make a decision about the case on friday. this comes as the lawyers representing gunman george zimmerman have quit the case. matt gutman has the latest on this from sanford, florida. >> reporter: george zimmerman sa
. >> it's not just your run-of-the-mill political debate. we have not seen a contrast like this in a long time. >> reporter: there's two other candidates promising to make mitt romney fight to the finish. newt gingrich and ron paul are calling themselves the real conservatives still in this race. rob and paula? >> scott goldberg, thanks for that report this morning. >>> now, the investigation into a bomb threat onboard a jumbo jet. the jet had just left vancouver when...
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the latest poll finds that mitt romney and herman cain are at a virtual tie now. jon karl shows us why voters seem to be connecting with cain. >> reporter: the cain surge continues. over the weekend, republican crowds were loving it. >> stupid people are running america. >> reporter: the secret of cain's appeal, is the simplicity of his solutions. he's a hard-liner who makes you laugh. >> i will bring a sense of humor to the white house because america's too up tight. >> reporter: it was the approach he used as as successful run as ceo of godfather's pizza. he shut down underperforming stores. but also, serenaded pizza lovers. ♪ imagine there's no pizza >> reporter: cain's greatest asset is his personal story. he grew up dirt-poor in atlanta. his mother a maid. his father a barber, chauffeur and john tore. self-reliance is cain's creed. many years ago, he was refused a hair cut in a whites only barbershop. since, he has cut his own hair. five years ago, he had stage 4 colon cancer and was given 30% of survivor. he's been cancer-free since 2007. a miracle, he say
the latest poll finds that mitt romney and herman cain are at a virtual tie now. jon karl shows us why voters seem to be connecting with cain. >> reporter: the cain surge continues. over the weekend, republican crowds were loving it. >> stupid people are running america. >> reporter: the secret of cain's appeal, is the simplicity of his solutions. he's a hard-liner who makes you laugh. >> i will bring a sense of humor to the white house because america's too up tight....
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referred to mormonism as a cult. >>> and donald trump is pulling out of the republican presidential debate he promised to host later on this month. trump wants to keep his options open, in case he decides to run for president after all. the debate was supposed to take place december 27th. >>> now, to that stunning turn in the child sex abuse case against jerry sandusky. the former penn state coach showed up at court yesterday, where he was supposed to face his accusers. but instead, he waived his right to the hearing. he's simply ready to go to trial. abc's jim avila has the story. >> reporter: >> reporter: jerry sandusky went to court with a secret. his trademark grin on his face, wife at his side. >> the move was the first smart move i've seen from his attorney. >> reporter: after weeks of promising a grueling public confrontation with all ten of his accusers, the defense changed its mind. waiving the preliminary hearing and instead pleading not guilty and heading directly to trial. >> we fully intend to put together the best possible defense that we can do. stay the course. play for fou
referred to mormonism as a cult. >>> and donald trump is pulling out of the republican presidential debate he promised to host later on this month. trump wants to keep his options open, in case he decides to run for president after all. the debate was supposed to take place december 27th. >>> now, to that stunning turn in the child sex abuse case against jerry sandusky. the former penn state coach showed up at court yesterday, where he was supposed to face his accusers. but...
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. >> to mitt romney wrap up the domination with a win tomorrow? the front-runner facing angry protesters just hours after the back-to-back debates. >>> gabby's pledge, leaving tucson and say the pledge of allegiance after the city marks one year of mourning. gabrielle giffords' uplifting moment. >>> and denver celebrates tebow time as the broncos' golden boy gets a huge overtime win. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson. we'll get to the battle for new hampshire just a second. but first, the story's breaking right now. iran has sentenced an american man to death after convicting him of spying for the cia. >>> amir hekmani was just visiting his grand mother when iranian forces arrested him. >> this becomes a day after iran announced it had begun enriching uranium. and the west is ready to impose stiffer sanctions. >>> also a huge carbon monoxide leak overnight sending 40 people from the u.s. merchant marine academy to the hospital. the school is located just outside of kings point, new york, a spokeswoman said no one i
. >> to mitt romney wrap up the domination with a win tomorrow? the front-runner facing angry protesters just hours after the back-to-back debates. >>> gabby's pledge, leaving tucson and say the pledge of allegiance after the city marks one year of mourning. gabrielle giffords' uplifting moment. >>> and denver celebrates tebow time as the broncos' golden boy gets a huge overtime win. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson. we'll...
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. >>> republican candidates return to the campaign trail after last night's debate in california. mostly a two-man show with rick perry and mitt romney clashing over who created the most jobs. >>> historic flooding that's slamming the parts of the east coast is getting worse, the susquehanna that runs throughpe risen ten feet. >>> and nasa hopes to launch two unmanned spacecraft. their mission is to determine what the moon is made of. but storms over florida could delay the launch. >>> the nfl season gets under way tonight in green bay, wisconsin, as the last two super bowl champs the saints and the packers square off. >> should be a great game. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. ♪ ooh baby, (what) can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a balanced digestive system. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's reall
. >>> republican candidates return to the campaign trail after last night's debate in california. mostly a two-man show with rick perry and mitt romney clashing over who created the most jobs. >>> historic flooding that's slamming the parts of the east coast is getting worse, the susquehanna that runs throughpe risen ten feet. >>> and nasa hopes to launch two unmanned spacecraft. their mission is to determine what the moon is made of. but storms over florida could...
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only 24% of those say they will vote for romney. >>> newt gingrich may benefit from mitt romney's problems. he's been inching up in the polls of late. afterthe debate, when a reporter tried to ask cain directly about the charges, this was the response -- >> don't even go there. >> can i ask my question? >> no. >> may i ask a good question? >> where is my chief of staff? please send him the journalistic code of ethics. >> on "meet the press" another former accounted called on cain to disclose the details of the situation. >>> texas congressman ron paul was the people's choice. but anyone could cast a ballot in the unofficial poll, online or in person, by contributed $5 to the state republican party. >>> now to oklahoma. a state more familiar with tornadoes than from what shook things up there this weekend. an earthquake measures 5.6 struck on saturday. abc's ryan owens has the story. >> reporter: in the middle of tornado alley, they're cleaning up from a different kind of natural disaster. one that buckled roads and rattled nerves. >> we grabbed the bed to stabilize ourselves. >> reporter:
only 24% of those say they will vote for romney. >>> newt gingrich may benefit from mitt romney's problems. he's been inching up in the polls of late. afterthe debate, when a reporter tried to ask cain directly about the charges, this was the response -- >> don't even go there. >> can i ask my question? >> no. >> may i ask a good question? >> where is my chief of staff? please send him the journalistic code of ethics. >> on "meet the press"...
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romney dines with rich people. >> this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. as some of you may have noticed, i had a lot more energy in our second debate. i felt really well-rested after the nice, long nap i had in the first debate. now, win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so, i'm trying to drink it all in. unfortunately, mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. that's okay. i'm still making the most of my time in the city. earlier today, i went shopping at some stores in midtown. i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores in midtown. >> good stuff, right? >> i love self-dca
romney dines with rich people. >> this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. as some of you may have noticed, i had a lot more energy in our second debate. i felt really well-rested after the nice, long nap i had in the first debate. now, win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so, i'm trying to drink it all in. unfortunately, mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. that's okay. i'm still making the most of my time in the city. earlier...
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. >>> former first lady, barbara bush, joined in the debate, as well. a phone call to a fox news show. mrs. bush praised ann romney for raising five boys while battles breast cancer and m.s. >>> newark, new jersey, mayor, cory booker is out of the hospital after playing hero to his noibs. he came home to find the house next door in flames. he and his security detail helped people escape. and they were successful. he was treated for smoke inhalation. >>> in southern california, search crews will be out in force today across a rugged desert area looking for a missing hiker. he disappeared on sunday, leaving friends to explore mud caves. he had no shoes, food, water or cell phone. authorities believe he may still be alive. >>> a wichita dog owner thought he had lost his beloved pet forever. a bolt of lightning frightened his dog so much that he ran into a creek and hid under a concrete embansment. he was trapped there as the swollen river had crept higher. a camera caught a glimpse of his snout through a tiny hole. and they pulled him to safety. lucky dog.
. >>> former first lady, barbara bush, joined in the debate, as well. a phone call to a fox news show. mrs. bush praised ann romney for raising five boys while battles breast cancer and m.s. >>> newark, new jersey, mayor, cory booker is out of the hospital after playing hero to his noibs. he came home to find the house next door in flames. he and his security detail helped people escape. and they were successful. he was treated for smoke inhalation. >>> in southern...
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rick perry got pretty aggressive in his attacks on mitt romney, as well as herman cain. with more of the feisty back and forth, here's karen travers in washington. >> reporter: the republican debate got personal. >> mitt, you lose all of your standing from my perspective because you hired illegals. >> reporter: and even physical. >> i don't think that i've ever hired an illegal in my life. and so, i'm afraid -- i'm looking forward to finding your facts on that. >> i'll tell you what the facts are -- >> rick, again -- >> the new speaker -- >> i'm speaking. >> reporter: it was the most feisty, most exclusive showdown yet. and it was clear who the field considers the candidates to be. there was mitt romney and rick perry sparring on illegal immigration. >> you sit here in front of the american people and did not tell the truth, that you had illegals working on your property. >> you have a problem with allowing someone to finish speaking. and i suggest that if you want to become president of the united states, you have to let both people speak. >> reporter: and romney and ri
rick perry got pretty aggressive in his attacks on mitt romney, as well as herman cain. with more of the feisty back and forth, here's karen travers in washington. >> reporter: the republican debate got personal. >> mitt, you lose all of your standing from my perspective because you hired illegals. >> reporter: and even physical. >> i don't think that i've ever hired an illegal in my life. and so, i'm afraid -- i'm looking forward to finding your facts on that. >>...
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so, the debate is going to continue. i think it's a net plus, no question, for president obama. i question, though, how much of an issue this will be by election day. >> we will get a lot more analysis from george a little while from now, later on "good morning america." >>> a tragic new turn in the fire zone this morning, as president obama prepares to tour the damage. at least one person has now died. the victim was found in 1 of the 350 homes that burned to the ground in colorado springs. the fire is now the most destructive in colorado history. eclipsing the blaze still burning in the northern part of that state. now, the cost of fighting the fire has already topped $3 million. and it's only 15% contained. >> 15%, after all these days. unbelievable. >>> all that steamy, hot air is easing just a bit in the fire zone today. but that's not the case from texas all the way over to the east coast. 22 states are under heat warnings and watches. and more record highs are expected to topple later today. chicago hit 100 degrees for the first time in 7 years yesterday. atlanta, st. lou
so, the debate is going to continue. i think it's a net plus, no question, for president obama. i question, though, how much of an issue this will be by election day. >> we will get a lot more analysis from george a little while from now, later on "good morning america." >>> a tragic new turn in the fire zone this morning, as president obama prepares to tour the damage. at least one person has now died. the victim was found in 1 of the 350 homes that burned to the...
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former utah glover, jon huntsman, might not make the roster at a cnn debate in las vegas next month. he's been averaging 1% to 2% in polls. and rules require you to average 2%. >> what about yesterday's meeting between mitt romney and donald trump? how did that go? >> reporter: that was kind of a photo op that never happened. they never met before. and now, there's no evidence that they ever did meet because they didn't appear in front of the cameras, as sarah palin did, when she had pizza with donald trump. and huntsman went to jean georges. was that rick perry that did that. trump has been this guy that has been fielding all of these people for possible endorsement. and yet, he has not ruled out running himself. it was another bizarre meeting in a series. rob and tanya? >> all right. john hendren in washington, thank you. >>> lawmakers in the senate had reached a late-night deal to keep the government running until mid-november. it will also keep emergency aid dollars flowing to victims of the recent tornadoes and floods. it's unclear how the house is going to vote since its member
former utah glover, jon huntsman, might not make the roster at a cnn debate in las vegas next month. he's been averaging 1% to 2% in polls. and rules require you to average 2%. >> what about yesterday's meeting between mitt romney and donald trump? how did that go? >> reporter: that was kind of a photo op that never happened. they never met before. and now, there's no evidence that they ever did meet because they didn't appear in front of the cameras, as sarah palin did, when she...